Taylor v. Board of Education

Hatcher, Judge:

This is a proceeding in mandamus wherein the petitioner seeks to have the board of education of Valley District, Barbour County, required to permit her (a) to sign a teacher ’s contract, and (b) to teach Teter school for the school year of 1931-2.

The allegations in the petition are not very specific, but when aided by the admission in the answer, sufficiently establish the following occurrences: On April 10, 1931, an order was entered at a meeting of the board appointing the petitioner as teacher of the Teter school for the school .year 1931-2, and on April 11, 1931, W. M.…